commissioner gary bettman says he's pleased with the process.are now in month three of the lockout. brian is back to wrap up the edge right after this. >>> hi. wire the cantrells -- hi. we're the cantrells from spain. we'd like to wish our family in washington d.c. a very merry christmas. merry christmas, guys, we miss you. hi, gran. welcome to chevy's year-end event. so, the 5.3-liter v-8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds? 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer power? [ laughing ] [ stops laughing ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. this holiday season, trade up to get the 2012 chevy silverado all-star edition for 0% apr financing for 60 months plus $2,000 cash allowance or get a total value of $9,000. >> you don't know me. my name is jay. what's your name? >> helen. >> 67-year-old helen grossman had no idea who jay-z was. now the video is going viral. have great nye. >> fox 5 news isn't over go. -- night. >> fox 5 news isn't over go. to www.myfoxdc.com for news, weather and entertainment updates. fox 5 news is washington's best news

. >> this is the third lockout under commissioner gary bettman. this latest work stoppage has wiped out 43% of the nhl's schedule. >>> when we come back, another look at this morning's top stories, and improving the student body. a look at how one school is fighting the growing problem of obesity. the flames are out... but c say... a threat remains. plus: personal police escort a bay area bart station. the push to keep you safe this holiday season. and stepping aside. preside obama's top pick for secrety of state is out of the runn why u-n ambassador susan ri says she had to withdraw her name. join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning... beginng at 4:30. ,,,, >>> here's a look at >>> here's look at the weather. washington, 55 degrees. partly sunny in st. louis, 54. part showers denver, 44, and seattle, 43 degrees. >>> top stories now on a friday morning. president obama and speaker john boehner met last night at the white house to discuss the fiscal cliff. it was their second meeting in five days. the discussion was described as frank, but no

league commissioner, gary bettman, says there's no drop-dead date to start the season. >>> and couldin the nfl soon be phased out? it's a subject raised in a new "time" magazine interview with league commissioner roger goodell. goodell discusses a proposal, in which after a touchdown, instead of kicking off, the team that scored would either run one play from its own 30 yard line or punt from the same spot. now, the idea is, punt coverage plays are less likely to create violent commissions than do kickoffs. interesting. food for thought there. >> won't be the same. >>> college football's highest individual honor is handed out here in new york, the favorites are notre dame linebacker. here's thursday night highlights from espn. >> cassidy hubbarth here. the broncos taking on the oakland raiders. in the first, peyton manning finds dreesen for the touchdown. that's manning's 30th passing t.d. this season. broncos up 7-0. in the third quarter, raiders down 13-7. carson palmer, sacked, fumbled. palmer also had an interception. his ninth-straight game with an i.n.t. moreno rushed for 33 ti

six team owners and six players scheduled to meet without commissioner gary bettman and the union executive. it's been 80 days since the players were locked out in a contract dispute. a lot of the season has been canceled. >>> yesterday, comedian katt williams was thrown out of a hotel after being arrested for a bar fight. he is wanted for misdemeanor battery. this shows him punching a target security guard last month. the 19-year-old guard said it started with williams giving him a hard time for selling his personal motorcycle helmet and then it got physical. >> he approached me and just the argument was escalated and he hit me. people are saying he is worth millions and he just cost me my job. of course that's upsetting. >> the security guard says he was fired without explanation when the video hit youtube. >> some bay area shoppers are getting extra protection this holiday season. oakland police are putting extra patrols on the streets. undercover officers and bike cops are partnering with private security guard. "san francisco chronicle" reports oakland police booked fewer than 500 peop

commissioner gary bettman said, "we are what we are as horrible as it is," but there was some hockeyverizon center, the hershey bears trying to give the home fans something to cheer about and they did. hershey taking on the norfolk admirals tied at 1-1 in the 3rd. there's the 2-1 win in front of the great house at the phone booth. >>> last night lakers in new orleans, nba commissioner david stern giving kobe bryant a pregame congratulatory shake. kobe was on his game last night touting 29 points, thus becoming the fifth man in the history of the game and the youngest player to ever tally 30,000 points in a career. kobe joins kareem abdul-jabbar, karl malone, michael jordan and wilt chamberlain. joining that list of all time greats is not lost on bryant. >> yeah. that's pretty awesome. these are players i respect tremendously and obviously grew up idolizing them watching and learned a great deal from them. so it's awesome. e. >>> in college hoops tonight american beat umbc in double overtime and howard loses to william & mary. shawn is back to wrap up the edge right after this. this h

ito commissioner gary bettman says illegal not play a season with less than 48 games per team. players association needs to be reached within the next few weeks to save this season. there're no talks scheduled between the two sides as of now the lockout is now on the 87 day. san of a state football coach mack by matt mcintyre is leading the spartans a takeover at colorado and coached in the pac 12. mcintyre transformed a once weld team when he took over three years ago and to attend game winner and a top 25 ranking this year. many fell cal would go after mcintyre but they went with sunny dikes instead. mcintyre be coaching against call on a regular basis and trying to turn around colorado is in the middle of a seventh straight losing seasons and has 20 losses the last two years. no word on whether mcintyre will remain at san jose state the next two weeks to coach in a bowl game december 27th against bowling green. >> nasa supersecret space plane will take off today from florida. the exit 37 b vehicle is set to make a third mission this morning. here's the of the space plane ret

nhl commissioner gary bettman says the league will not play a season with less than 48 games per teame players association needs to be reached within the next few weeks to save the season. there are no talks scheduled between the two sides as of now. the lockout is now on its 87th day. san of a football coach mike mcintyre is leading the spartans to take over at at colorado in coach and a pact well. mcintyre transformed a once welty money took over three years ago into a 10 game winner and a top 25 ranking this year. many felt cal would go after mcintyre but they went with sonny jackson said. now mcintyre will be coaching against cal on a regular basis in trying to turn around colorado is in the middle of the seven straight losing seasons and has 20 losses to last two years. no word on whether mcintyre remain at the san jose state the next two weeks to coachber 27th against bowling green. >> new year's is around a corner and you can spend the kron4. we have a live fireworks party that you live to the comfort of your own living room hostess buyer on catherine he and in gary radnich. it